Sports Car Showdown: Corvette Z06 vs. Maserati MC20 Cielo

Sports Car Showdown: Corvette Z06 vs. Maserati MC20 Cielo​

Edmunds' U-Drag Race Pits American Muscle Against Italian Elegance​

For the past couple of years, we have heard some Dodge enthusiasts speculate about the possibility of Dodge creating a new Halo supercar, potentially based on the mid-engined Maserati MC20. After all, Stellantis has already used the MC20 platform to spawn exclusive models like the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale and track-focused Maserati MCXtrema. However, after a recent U-Drag Race comparison by Edmunds.com featuring the Maserati MC20 Cielo and Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06, some of those opinions might shift.

Sports Car Showdown: Corvette Z06 vs. Maserati MC20 Cielo

For the past couple of years, we have heard some Dodge enthusiasts speculate about the possibility of Dodge creating a new Halo supercar, potentially based on the mid-engined Maserati MC20. After all, Stellantis has already used the MC20 platform to spawn exclusive models like the Alfa Romeo 33...

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[bill burke]

For Dodge fans this was not and should not be a big deal. Maserati does not build sports cars to drag race and with more horsepower and less weight, the result was predictable. I do agree with one conclusion, for the money, the Corvette is the better choice.
As for Dodge the real focus here is getting their hands on this platform as a foundation for a new Viper. Alfa Romeo did and as a Stellantis brand, Dodge has every right to demand the same right of use to utilize a corporate platform. I have no doubt what so ever that Dodge can drop in a high performance next generation V-8, now in development, into this platform and beat the Corvette, though that is not important really. What is important is Dodge, as hinted last week, has a high end halo sports car to symbolize the brand. The original 10 cylinder Viper was no drag race performer, far from it, but it excelled at giving Dodge something to brag about on the road racing circuits and on the streets with its unique styling. One last note, the original Viper lacked that distinctive V-8 rumble, actually it produced an odd exhaust note, that a new V-8 would offer Dodge fans to go with far superior power. Fans know a mid-engine Viper was under development, so the plan was there already. The Maserati platform would give Dodge a leg up on building a more affordable and faster version of an outstanding Italian inspired sports car with pure American engineering interpretation and then some.
Dodge has every right to use this platform and every right to access the technology it needs to beat the heck out of any Corvette. It will not only, as the Corvette so magnificently does, demonstrate what American know how can do, but Dodge brands “can do” reputation that highlights the performance image of the brand. Get that platform Dodge and do the Dodge thing, the Viper and its glory has been gone too long.